An analysis on grammatical competence and motivational state in the online interactional discourse of the lecturer and students of Petra Christian University - Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository

AN ANALYSIS ON
GRAMMATICAL CDMPETENCE AND MOTIVATIONAL STATE IN
THE ONLINE INTERACTIONAL DISCOURSE OF THE . .
lECTURER AND STUDENTS OF PETRA CHRISTtAN UNIVERSITY

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PASCASARJANA

PROGRAM STUDI MAGISTER PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
NOVEM BER.

2004

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APPROVAL SHEET
This thesis entitled

An Analysis

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Grammatical Competence and Motivational State in Thf

Onli"le Interactional Discoune of Tbe Lecturer and Students of Petra
Christian University

prepared and submitted by Angling Hadiantomo (8212701020)

has been approved to be examined by the Board of Examiners for acquiring the
Master's Degree in Teaching English as A Foreign Language by the following
advisor:

Prof. Dr.

Thesis Advisor

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APPROVAL SHEET (2)
This thesis entitled
An Analysis on Grammatical Competence and Motivational State in the
Online Interactional Discourse of the Lecturer and Students of Petra
Cbristian University
prepared and examined by the following Board of Examiners on oral examination
on JWle2004

Prof. DR. Veronica L. Diptoadi DipL M. Sc.

Chairman

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DR. A. Ngadiman M.Pd.

Member

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Prof E. Sadtono

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of The Master's Degree Program

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The writer wishes to -praise Lord, the Ahnighty, whose blessing has guided
him to obtain a great deal of knowledge and finish this thesis.

In regard to the writing and finishing of the thesis, he has to convey his
sincere thanks to several people. He would like to express his deepest gratitude
from the bottom of his heart to :
1.

His beloved family, for their never ending supports

2.

Prof Dr. Abbas A. Badib. MA, MA as his thesis advisor, who has
given his guidance, encouragement, and criticism for the thesis.

3.

Prof. DR. Veronica L. Diptoadi Dipl. M. Sc. and DR. A. Ngadiman
M.Pd. for portraying thought-stretching issues upon this thesis.

4.

Dr. 19. Harjanto, the head ofMPBI Program.

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Dra. Nani Indrayani Tiono, whose idea has given light since the
beginning of this thesis

6.

Mr. Satya Limanta, SS, MA, the lecturer at Petra University, who
has given access to the data ofthis thesis

7.

Drs. Ribut Basuki, MA, the head of the Faculty of Letters at Petra
University

8.

Lisa and Mrs. Retno Palupi for their great deal of support regarding
the completion ofthis thesis.

9.

All the lecturers at the MPBI Program who have taught him valuable
knowledge so that he can accomplish this thesis.

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All his fellow students at MPBI Program who have supported and
helped him either morally or spiritually.

11.

Christina, whose help was a great deal of favor at the last minutes of
finishing this thesis. Thanks, ptunpkin!

12.

All the people who have helped the writer one way or the other, so
that he can finally come to the end of the winding road of completing
this thesis. Many thanks for your support and thoughtfulness.

May Lord bless them alL
Amen.

Surabaya November 2004

Angling

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ABSTRACT

Hadiantomo, Angling. An Analysis on Grammatical Competence and Motivational State in the
Online Interactional Discourse of' the Lecturer and Students of Petra Christian
University. Thesis. Master's Program in Teac,iling English as a Foreign Langnage. English
Education Department. Graduate School. Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya.
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Abbas A. Badib. MA, MA

Key terms : Grammatical competence, Motivation, and Online Discussion
This study intends to show the potential of using the Internet as a supportive means for
teaching and learning. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is one example of such
technology. In this study, the writer higll1ights the use of an online discussion, as another form of
CMC, in which the participants can discuss some topics intensively without the constraints of time.
This research was qualitative in nature. The writer analyzed the sentences written in the online
discussion held by the lecturer of the History of Modern Thoughts to support the subject as one of
the subjects taught at Petra Christian University. The sentences were made by the Iec,turer and the
second semester students taking the subject. The writer analyzed the data based on: the grammatical
errors the participants made, the types of motivational states the participants showed in their
sentences by using Keller's Apathy Boredom Anxiety Flow (ABAF) model and the students' freely
spoken expression.
Having analyzed the data, the writer found out that the errors in the data mainly were
categorized into: Adjectives, Adverbs, Articles, Clauses, Comparisons, Conditionals, Noun types,
Passive sentences, Prepositions, Pronouns, Tenses, Verb types, Modifying phrases, and Dictions.
The most frequent error was 1n the Tenses section, the second was Verb Types, thenext was Noun
Types, and the fourth frequent error was in the Clauses section.
As for the motivational states, two of the Keller's motivational states namely 'Apathy' and
'Boredom' were not identified in the online discussion, due to the Indonesian cultural factor that
affected the students greatly. There were also very few sentences showing what they feel about a

certain thing, and how they ell.-press it clearly. In most cases, these sentences were considered
unlikely to be spoken in the classroom environment.
Finally, the writer suggests some ways to maintain a useful online discussion that will meet
the students' needs for intensive discussions on the topics, which will unlikely be fulfilled in the
claSsroom due to the time limitation.
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ABSTRAK

Hadiantomo, AngJ1ng. Analisa Kompetensi Gramankal dan Kondisi Motivasi dalam
Komunikasi Interaksional Online milik Pengajar dan Siswa Universitas Kristen Petra.
Tesis. Program Pascasarjana. Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Katolik Widya
Mandala Surabaya.
Pembimbing: Prof Dr. Abbas A. Badib. MA, MA
Kata kunci : Kompetensi gramatikal, Motivasi, dan Diskusi Online

Penelitian ini bertujuan lmtuk menunjukkan potensi penggunaan Internet sebagai suatu sarana
penunjang belajar meng!Uar. Komunikasi yang dibantu komputer (KDK) merupakan suatu contoh
dari teknologi itu. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menyoroti penggunaan diskusi online, sebagai suatu
bentuk lain dari KDK, yang di dalarnnya partisipan dapat mendiskusikan beberapa topik secara
intensif tanpa gangguan waktu.
Penelitian ini bersifat kualitatif Penulis menganalisa kalimat yang ditulis dalam diskusi
online yang diadakan oleh dosen pengajar Sejarah Pemikiran Modernillltuk mendukung. mata
kuliah itu sebagai salah satu yang diajarkan di Universitas Kristen Petra. Kalimat-kalimat itu dibuat
oleh dosen dan siswa semester dua yang mengambil mata kuliah itu. Penulis menganalisa data
berdasar: kesalallaIl graIuatikal yaIlg dibuat partisipan, jenis keadaan motivasi yaIlg ditunjukkan
oleh partiipan dalam kalimat mereka dengan menggtmakan model Apati, Kebosanan, Kecemasan,
Aliran (AKKA) rnilik Keller, dan ekspresi yang diUngkapkan siswa dengan bebas.
Setelall menganalisa data, penulis menemukan ballwa kesalahan yang ditemukan dapat
dikelompokkan menjadi: Kata Sifat, Kata Keterangan, Kata Sandang, Anak Kalimat, Perbandingan,
Pengandaian, Jenis Kata Benda, Kalimat Pasif, Kata Depan, Kata Ganti, Bentuk Waktu Kata Kerja,
Jenis Kata Kerja, Frasa pengubah, dan Pemilihan Kata. Kesalail yang paling banyak terdapat di
bagian Bentuk Waktu Kata Kerja, yang kedua di Jenis Kata Kerja, berikutnya Jenis Kata Benda,
dan kesalahan keempat yang paling sering adalah di bagian Anak Kalimat.
Untuk keadaan motivasi, dua dari keadaan motivasi milik Keller, yaitu 'Apati and
'KebosaIlaIl' tidak teridentifikasi dalaIll diskusi online, dikarenakan faktor kultur bangsa Indonesia
yang telall mengakar kuat dalam diri siswa. Juga terdapat sedikit sekali kalimat yang menillljukkan
apa yang mereka rasakan mengenai suatu hal tertentu, dan bagaimana mereka menillljukkaJUlya
dengan jelas. Dalam sebagian besar kasus, kalimat ini dianggap tidak mungkin diucapkan dalam
lingktmgan kelas.
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Akhimya, penulis mengusulkan beberapa cara untuk membuat suatu diskusi online yang
bergtma yang akan memenuhi kebutuhan siswa akan diskusi yang intensif atas beberapa topik, yang
jelas tidak akan terpenuhi dalam ruang kelas karena keterbatasan waktu.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title (1)....................................... ............ .............................. 1
Title (2) ............................. ; ............. ,. ............ ......... ............... ii
Approval Sheet (1) ............................. , " ........................ , .......... 111
Approval Sheet (2) ......... ............ ...... ............ ...... ...... ................. IV
Acknowledgement .................................................................... v
Abstract (English~.
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Abstract (IndonesIan) ................................................................. Vl11
Table of Contents .. , ................................. ... ...... ... ... .................. x

Cbapter I. Introduction
1.1. Background of the Study......... ...... .................. .......................
1.2. Statements of the problems ......... ...... ...... ........................ ........
1.3. Objective of the Study...... ... ...... ...... ......... ...... ... ............ ........
1A. The significance of the study... .............................. ...... ...... ......
1.5. The scope and limitations of the Study......... ...... ...... ............ .......
1.6. The Assumptions....................................... ..........................
1. 7. The Theoretical Framework of the Study... . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . .
1.8. The Definition of Key Terms...... ............ ......... ........................
1.9. Organization of The Study ......................................................

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Chapter II. Review of Related literatures
2.1. Conmlunicative competence in Second language acquisition ... . . . . . . . . ..
2.2. English Grammar .................................................................
2.2.1. Noun types ........................... '" ...................................
2.2.1.1. COlmtable and unc01mtable nouns... ...... ...... ... ... ... .....
2.2.1.2. Plural nouns taking singular verbs............................
2.2.1.3. CollectivenotillS .................................................
2.2.1.4. Compound nouns......... ...... .................................
2.2.2. Verb types ........................................ ; .........................
2.2.2.1. Auxiliary verbs ...................................................
2.2.2.2. Phrasal verbs......... .............................. ..............
2.2.3. Verbfonns .................................................................
2.2.3.1. Simple Present .............. , '" .................................
2.2.3.2. Simple Past .......................................................
2.2.3.3. Continuous .......................................................
2.2.3.4. Future ........................ '" ..................................
2.2.3.5. Perfect .............................................................
2.2.3.6. Participles............... ..........................................
2.2.3.7. Regular/irregular verbs ..........................................
2.2.3.8. Verb complementation ..........................................
2.2.4. Pronouns ...................................................................

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2.2.4.1. Personal pronouns ................................................
2.2.4.2. Relative pronouns ................................................
2.2.5. Adjectives ..................................................................
2.2.5.1. Comparative and Superlative ..................................
2.2.5.2. Adjective order...................................................
2.2.5.3. Adjective and Preposition ......................................
2.2.5.4. Adjectives as nouns .............................................
2.2.6. Adverbs ....................................................................
2.2.6.1. Adverb position .................................................
2.2.6.2. ModifYing adverbs ..............................................
2.2.7. Prepositions ...............................................................
2.2.7.1. Position of prepositions ........................................
2.2.7.2. Particular prepositions... ...... ........................ .........
2.2.8. Articles... ...... ... ... ...... ...... ...... ... ... ...... ............ ...... ......
2.2.8.1. Determiners ......................................................
2.2.8.2. Definite articles ..................................................
2.2.8.3. Indefinite articles......... ...... ...... ...... .....................
2.2.9. Conditional sentences ....................................................
2.3. Lifelong leaming, resource based leaming and their relation
to Computer Mediated Communication ......................................
2.4. Motivation ........................................................................
2.5. TIle Internet and online community ...........................................
2.6. Online discussion ................................................................
2.6.1. Synchronous online discussion .........................................
2.6.2. Asynchronous online discussion .......................................
2.7. Keller's ABAF Model ..........................................................

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Chapter Ill. Research Methodology
3.1. Research method and design ...................................................
3.2. Subjects ...........................................................................
3.3. TIle research In~trmes
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3.4. Data of the Study ................................................................
3.5. Data Collection ..................................................................
3.6. Data Analysis Technique ......................................................

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Chapter IV. The Findings and Discusloion
4.1. The Findings............... ............ ..........................................
4.1.1. Frequency of the Grammatical errors .....................................
4.1.1.1. Errors in Adjectives ...................................................
4.1.1.2. Errors in Adverbs ......................................................
4.1.1.3. Errors in Articles ......................................................
4.1.1.4. Errors in Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1.1.5. Errors in Comparisons ................................................
4.1.1.6. Errors in Conditionals ................................................
4.\.1.7. Errors in Noun Types .................................................
4.1.1.8. Errors in Passive sentences ..........................................

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4.1.1.9. Errors in Prepositions ................................................. 63
4.1.1.1 O. Errors in Pronouns ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 63
4.1. 1.11. Errors in Tenses ...................................................... 63
4.1.1.12. Errors in Verb types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 64
4.1.1.13. Errors in ModifYing phrases ............... '" ..................... 64
4.1.1.14. Errors in Dictions ............................. , ...................... 64
4.1.2. Descriptions ofthe errors ................................................... 64
4.1.2.1. Errors in Adjectives. '" ................................................ 64
4.1.2.2. Errors in Adverbs ... ... ... ...... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ........ 65
4.1.2.3. Errors in Articles ...................................................... 66
4.1.2.4. Errors in Clauses ...................................................... 67
4.1.2.5. Errors in Comparisons ............................................ , ... 70
4.1.2.6. Errors in Conditional sentences ...................................... 71
4.1.2.7.ErrorsinNounTypes ................................................. 73
4.1.2.8. Errors in Passive sentences ........................................... 75
4.1.2.9. Errors in Prepositions ........ " ................. , ............ '" ....... 76
4.1.2.10. Errors in Pronouns ................................................... 77
4.1.2.11. Errors in Tenses ...................................................... 80
4.1.2.l2.ErrorsinVerbtypes ................................................. 85
4.1.2.13. Errors in ModifYing phrases ... '" ........ , .. ' ...................... 91
4.1.2.14. Errors in Dictions ..................................................... 93
4.1.3. The types of motivational states the lecturer and the students expressed
hypothetically in their sentences in the online discussion ................. 94
4.1.3.1. Anxiety .................................................................. 94
4.1.3.2. Flow ..................................................................... 95
4.2. Discussion ........................... . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 97
4.3. Sentences indicating the students' expressing their ideas more
expressively in the online discussion .......................................... 98

Chapter V. Conclusion
5.1. Summary and Conclusion ...................................................... 103
5.2. Maintaining an online qiscussion .............................................. 107
REFERENCES ...................................................................... 110

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